Studenica, a peaceful retreat steeped in Orthodox heritage

The Churc of the King&the Church of the Virgin.


Studenica cast against the snow capped peaks of a nearby mountain range.


The Church of the Virgin s rose colored dome peaking out from the monastery s walls.


Perched high on a hill in the mountains of southwestern Serbia,Studenica monastery is a peaceful retreat,steepend in Serbian Orthodox Cultural and religious heritage.

Studenica is a bit off the beaten trail,even for Serbia,but its garden-covered grounds and rose-hued church domes,strikingly refined in contrast to the dark untouched forest of the surrounding hills,make the journey well worth the trouble.